Children attend Two Village Primary School, in Ramsey

Pupils at Two Village Primary School, in Ramsey, focussed on climate change and how we can care for our world.

In Year 6, pupils learnt about plastic and why it can be so harmful to the environment.

They designed presentations to showcase this knowledge and educate others.

Sea what we mean? - Year 4 pupils designed their own ocean plates

They have also been enhancing the school environment by planting sunflowers.

In Year 5, the pupils focussed on the Amazon Rainforest.

They looked at how the ecosystem there is under threat, producing presentations and collage maps using natural materials to show the location of the world’s rainforests.

Year 3 and 4 pupils learnt about the impact of overfishing and plastic pollution on the oceans.

A lot on their plate - Alfie Glander, nine, and Oscar Brunning, eight

They used paper plates to create doubled-sided oceans - on one side displaying what they want the oceans to look like and on the other showing what they do not want to see.

Year 2 pupils looked at why recycling is so good for our planet and why plastics are so harmful.

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They conducted a science experiment, investigating how rubbish from pollution impacts on the growth of plants.

The children in Year 1 focussed their learning on their topic of Going on Safari, learning all about the Great Green Wall of Africa - a 5,000-mile wall of trees being planted across the Sahara Desert.

Poster power - pictured in the back row are Harry Barton, six, Vinnie-Wray, six, and Jack Thurston, six. Front: Bobby Watson, six, Mayci Inglis, five, Ivy Side, five, Esmae Marsh, five, and Bluebelle Coquard, five

They also created an awareness campaign featuring posters and badges and they wrote letters appealing for help from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

In the early years foundation stage, children were busy learning about the environment, enhancing their outdoors learning area, planting and watering tomato, sunflower and strawberry plants and placing bird feeders.

They also learnt about recycling and made items from junk modelling.

Headteacher Natasha Bennett said: “I’m so delighted our children are not just learning but are actually making active changes in their lives to help reduce climate change and are sharing this vital message with others.

Without feather ado - Khaleesy Schobs, four, places a bird feeder

“It was a highly successful environmental week, packed with fun learning, information communication technology skills, creativity, letter-writing and such thoughtfulness and compassion for our world.

“I could not be prouder of my environmentalist teachers and pupils alike.”

Two Village finished the week with online displays for parents and the launch of its annual sunflower growing competition.

Appealing to Number Ten - this letter was written by five-year-old Bluebelle Coquard

Brain waves - Lucy Gooding-Matthews, eight, and Caitlin Harrison, nine, used paper plates to create doubled-sided oceans. On one side they displayed what they want the oceans to look like and on the other what they do not want to see

Green fingered - Poppy Hook, four, Bavanyaa Jegatheeswaran, five, and Finley Baisden, five, tending to their plants

Working together - Talia-Rose Lefevre, six, and Meer Joshi, six, hold up their signed Green Code of Conduct

Planting seeds of hope - Year 1 pupils with their Great Green Wall of Africa posters

Raising awareness - these badges were made by children in Year 1

Water you think - Year 4 pupils learnt about ocean pollution